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Castner

British  
/ ˈkæstnə /

noun

  1. Hamilton Young. 1858–98, US chemist, who devised the Castner process for extracting sodium from sodium hydroxide

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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But what is unclear during Mr. Davenport’s interviews with her sisters, Rebecca and Teresa Castner, is what compelled that decision.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

Jennifer Castner, director of the Altai Project, described the accusation as absurd but said it had been only a matter of time.

From Reuters ● Jul. 5, 2023

Castner Range, located at the Army base Fort Bliss, served as a training and testing site for the U.S.

From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2023

The Army ceased training at the site and closed Castner Range in 1966.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 21, 2023

After his victory in Poughkeepsie, he had journeyed alone to Pennsylvania, where he visited his uncle Sam and aunt Alma Castner, who had taken him in all those years before, when his mother died.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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